About Remington 700 Rifles

Remington 700 rifles are a series of bolt action rifles that came out in 1962. They were manufactured by Remington Arms, which is a reputable weapons manufacturer that primarily makes rifles, shotguns and handguns. The 700 series uses a centerfire bolt action, which contains ammunition that has the primer in the center of the cartridge case head. You will often find model 700s to have a 5, 4, or 3-round internal magazine. It all depends on the caliber of the rifle because some have a floor plate that allows you to load quickly while others have no floor plate. There are some Remington Model 700s that can be purchased with a detachable box magazine, which allows you to fire more ammunition. Model 700s can be ordered with different barrel, caliber and stock configurations. If you understand these configurations then you can request them from most gun dealers. Otherwise, you should just leave it alone.

The Remington Model 700 was based on previous Remington models that came after World War II. These were the Remington 722 and 721 models from 1948. The 700 contains three different lengths for its action. There are short action versions that use 2.8 inch cartridges. Next there are standard action versions that use 3.34 inch cartridges. Finally, there are long action versions that use over 3.34 inch magnum calibers. The type of action you choose will depend on the damage you want to inflict. The long action will be the most powerful, so use them if you want to take down big targets. Many hunters will use long action rifles for this reason because they hunt deer or other big animals. But if you are just looking to defend your home then short action should be suitable this particular need.

Like with many Remington shotgun models, the Remington Model 700 rifle also has variations for the police. The 700P is the police issued version that has a 26 inch heavy barrel with telescopic gun sight, a carrying case and bipod. This variant was influenced by the M24 Sniper Weapon System, which means that you can use it for sniping enemies. So if you ever see a major crime scene where police officers are pointing rifles from the roof of a building then they are probably using a Remington Model 700P. As for the military, they are starting to modify their own M40 sniper rifles and M24 Sniper Weapon System from the parts of the Remington Model 700 rifle. They see how well it works in the civilian world and they want to use it in combat situations as a result.

Remington 700 Serial Number Lookup

Remington 700 Serial Number Lookup is based on information from Remington company. It is possible to find out Remington 700 age by serial number. You just need to find two letters on the barrel. Remington 700 serial number decoder will automatically decode the barrel numbers.

*Please note that Remington repeats the alphabet approximately every 26 years, therefore you may see several possible manufacturing dates.

**The first letter on your barrel is the month your firearm was manufactured; the second letter is the year it was manufactured. Information confirming the manufacturing coding used by Remington can be found online.

Decoder is based on following information:
Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture. For shotguns with removeable barrels, the code will be valid for the manufacture of the barrel; maybe for the receiver, as barrels do get switched around.

According to the “Blue Book of Gun Values”, the coding continues as follows:

I have a Remington model .243 Win, there is no letter in front of the serial number any ideas, just has an 6240810 and nothing else on the barrel other than made in Ilion, NY
with patent# 2514981 thanks

I have a remington model 700 chambered in .264 win. mag. and the date code is ck with a 12 right behind it. The serial number in the action is 63725 I believe that’s the only visible number on the action. The right side of the barrel has a REP stamp and what appears to be an anchor stamped on it too

Curious to know what the letter C at the end of my serial number means. For example, RR*****C. Is this one of Remington custom shop rifels. That’s as close as I can find info on it. Its in a Huoge stock, 16.5 threasded heavy barrel. X-mark trigger. 308 win tactical stamped on barrel and PH up by the lug.

Hey thanks for the response but I actually called remington and gave them my serial number and they told me it was made in Oct of 93 which by your little chart here is way off.. I believe u might wanna update the research.. but again thanks for the response

My 700 has absolutely nothing that indicate what it is. There are no date codes. It is a .308, and it looks like a XCR, only it is black. The serial # is G6233649. I sent an email to Remington, but I guess they do not answer email.

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